Chapter
Chapter 74: Copper and articles thereof
16 headings make up chapter 74, part of section XV, base metals and articles of base metal.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 73 tariff lines · average 0.7% 
EU Free – 5.2% Third-country duty 58 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Türkiye Free – 5.2% Third-country duty 83 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
USA Free – 3% General (MFN) 89 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Canada Free – 9.5% Third-country duty 83 tariff lines · average 0.3% 
Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 89 tariff lines · average 3% 
Brazil Free – 16% Third-country duty 77 tariff lines · average 9.5% 
Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 109 tariff lines · average 10.1% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 57 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 10% Third-country duty 102 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
Japan Free – 3% Third-country duty 71 tariff lines · average 2% 
Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 86 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 101 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 49 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 53 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 10% Third-country duty 58 tariff lines · average 0.2% 
Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 51 tariff lines · average 11.8% Headings 16
- 7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)
- 7402Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining
- 7403Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought
- 7404Copper waste and scrap
- 7405Master alloys of copper
- 7406Copper powders and flakes
- 7407Copper bars, rods and profiles
- 7408Copper wire
- 7409Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,15 mm
- 7410Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,15 mm
- 7411Copper tubes and pipes
- 7412Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- 7413Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of copper, not electrically insulated
- 7415Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of copper
- 7418Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper
- 7419Other articles of copper
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$26mUS$26m+US$412m+US$4bn+> US$10bn
Exports: 219
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$21bn
- Chile: US$20bn
- Germany: US$15bn
- Japan: US$14bn
- China: US$14bn
- United States: US$12bn
- Zambia: US$10bn
- South Korea: US$6bn
- Italy: US$6bn
- Poland: US$6bn
- Russia: US$5bn
- Spain: US$5bn
- Bulgaria: US$5bn
- Canada: US$5bn
- Thailand: US$5bn
- Belgium: US$5bn
- Taiwan: US$5bn
- Australia: US$4bn
- France: US$4bn
- Kazakhstan: US$4bn
- Sweden: US$4bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$4bn
- Indonesia: US$4bn
- Peru: US$4bn
- Malaysia: US$4bn
- Türkiye: US$3bn
- Netherlands: US$3bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- Austria: US$2bn
- India: US$2bn
- Philippines: US$2bn
- Finland: US$2bn
- Vietnam: US$2bn
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$2bn
- Uzbekistan: US$2bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$2bn
- Serbia: US$2bn
- South Africa: US$1bn
- Pakistan: US$1bn
- Egypt: US$1bn
- Greece: US$1bn
- Singapore: US$1bn
- Switzerland: US$987m
- Slovakia: US$833m
- Brazil: US$814m
- Czechia: US$772m
- Hungary: US$636m
- Iran: US$616m
- Portugal: US$509m
- Morocco: US$485m
- Nigeria: US$460m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$441m
- Norway: US$429m
- Colombia: US$412m
- Romania: US$406m
- Denmark: US$393m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$273m
- Slovenia: US$253m
- Luxembourg: US$248m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$19mUS$19m+US$307m+US$2bn+> US$7bn
Imports: 223
- China: US$65bn
- United States: US$17bn
- Germany: US$13bn
- India: US$10bn
- Italy: US$10bn
- Taiwan: US$8bn
- South Korea: US$7bn
- Türkiye: US$6bn
- Thailand: US$6bn
- Switzerland: US$6bn
- France: US$5bn
- Belgium: US$5bn
- Mexico: US$5bn
- Malaysia: US$5bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$4bn
- Vietnam: US$4bn
- Canada: US$4bn
- Spain: US$4bn
- Japan: US$3bn
- Poland: US$3bn
- Brazil: US$3bn
- Austria: US$3bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- Egypt: US$2bn
- Sweden: US$2bn
- Czechia: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Hungary: US$2bn
- Morocco: US$2bn
- Indonesia: US$2bn
- Philippines: US$2bn
- Finland: US$1bn
- Bulgaria: US$1bn
- Singapore: US$1bn
- Greece: US$1bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1bn
- Australia: US$1bn
- Romania: US$1bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$1bn
- Slovakia: US$1bn
- Portugal: US$934m
- South Africa: US$838m
- Russia: US$768m
- Serbia: US$605m
- Norway: US$578m
- Kazakhstan: US$491m
- Denmark: US$480m
- Qatar: US$461m
- Israel: US$427m
- Tunisia: US$422m
- Colombia: US$405m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$392m
- Croatia: US$392m
- Slovenia: US$387m
- Pakistan: US$309m
- Argentina: US$307m
- Bangladesh: US$306m
- Cambodia: US$290m
- Kuwait: US$259m
- Algeria: US$227m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$21bn | 8.7% |
| 2 |  Chile | US$20bn | 8.4% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$15bn | 6.3% |
| 4 | Japan | US$14bn | 5.9% |
| 5 |  China | US$14bn | 5.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$12bn | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Zambia | US$10bn | 4.2% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$6bn | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$6bn | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$6bn | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$65bn | 27.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$17bn | 7.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$13bn | 5.6% |
| 4 |  India | US$10bn | 4.4% |
| 5 | Italy | US$10bn | 4.1% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$8bn | 3.2% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$7bn | 3.1% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$6bn | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Thailand | US$6bn | 2.5% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$6bn | 2.4% |
In the UK Global Tariff, chapter 74 covers 73 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 57 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides chapter 74 into 58 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.2% (average 3.3%). 15 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, chapter 74 covers 83 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5.2%. 21 of them are duty-free.
World trade in chapter 74 goods reached US$238bn in 2024, up 9.6% on 2023.
The Congo - Kinshasa was the largest exporter with 8.7% of the total, ahead of Chile.
China imported the most (US$65bn).
Chapter notes
Note
1. In this chapter, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
(a) Refined copper:
Metal containing at least 99,85 % by weight of copper; or
Metal containing at least 97,5 % by weight of copper, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table:
Element Limiting content % by weight Ag Silver 0,25 As Arsenic 0,5 Cd Cadmium 1,3 Cr Chromium 1,4 Mg Magnesium 0,8 Pb Lead 1,5 S Sulphur 0,7 Sn Tin 0,8 Te Tellurium 0,8 Zn Zinc 1 Zr Zirconium 0,3 Other elements, each 0,3 (b) Copper alloys:
Metallic substances other than unrefined copper in which copper predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that:
(1) the content by weight of at least one of the other elements is greater than the limit specified in the foregoing table; or
(2) the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 2,5 %.
(c) Master alloys:
Alloys containing with other elements more than 10 % by weight of copper, not usefully malleable and commonly used as an additive in the manufacture of other alloys or as de-oxidants, de-sulphurising agents or for similar uses in the metallurgy of non-ferrous metals. However, copper phosphide (phosphor copper) containing more than 15 % by weight of phosphorus falls in heading 2853.
Subheading note
1. In this chapter, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
(a) Copper-zinc base alloys (brasses):
Alloys of copper and zinc, with or without other elements. When other elements are present:
zinc predominates by weight over each of such other elements,
any nickel content by weight is less than 5 % (see copper-nickel-zinc alloys (nickel silvers)), and
any tin content by weight is less than 3 % (see copper-tin alloys (bronzes)).
(b) Copper-tin base alloys (bronzes):
Alloys of copper and tin, with or without other elements. When other elements are present, tin predominates by weight over each of such other elements, except that when the tin content is 3 % or more the zinc content by weight may exceed that of tin but must be less than 10 %.
(c) Copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silvers):
Alloys of copper, nickel and zinc, with or without other elements. The nickel content is 5 % or more by weight (see copper-zinc alloys (brasses)).
(d) Copper-nickel base alloys:
Alloys of copper and nickel, with or without other elements but in any case containing by weight not more than 1 % of zinc. When other elements are present, nickel predominates by weight over each of such other elements.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for copper and articles thereof?
Copper and articles thereof make up HS chapter 74, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on copper and articles thereof in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 74 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on copper and articles thereof in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 74 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most copper and articles thereof?
The Congo - Kinshasa, with US$21bn in 2024 (8.7% of world exports).